Box Score

Ewing, NJ … The College of New Jersey women's basketball drained ten, three-point field goals en route to a 72-53 triumph over Alvernia University on Monday night in Packer Hall.
 
The win brings head coach Dawn Henderson within one victory of earning her 400^th-career coaching win. She would become just the 28^th head coach in Division III women's basketball history to reach that milestone. Henderson will seek number 400 at 23^rd-ranked Kean University on Wednesday night.
 
Jessica Imhof (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central) led all scorers with 21 points in the game as the Lions (10-5) notched their 10^th win of the season. The senior co-captain took advantage from the free throw line hitting 10-of-11 attempts. Senior Hannah Tait (Staten Island, NY/Notre Dame Academy) hit four three-pointers and finished with 13 points and junior Candace Vigo (New Brunswick, NJ/New Brunswick Health and Science Tech) grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds and added six points.
 
Senior Kelli McIntyre (Orwigsburg, PA/Blue Mountain) led the Crusaders (5-6) with 10 points, while Allie Toczylowski (Mantua, NJ/Clearview Regional) finished with six points and seven boards.
 
TCNJ shot 43 percent in the game from behind the arc, hitting 6-of-12 in the second half. Sophomore Tiffany DeTulio (Colts Neck, NJ/Colts Neck) bagged three, while freshman Kelly Coughlin (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) tossed in a pair.
 
The Lions built an early 17-9 lead midway through the period before the Crusaders employed a full-court press, spearheading a quick 5-0 run. TCNJ pushed the lead back to seven when Tait and DeTulio drained back-to-back three pointers.
 
Imhof was a steady force on offense, hitting a pair of field goals and knocking down seven-of-eight free throws in the opening 20 minutes. She also picked off a pair of steals in the half as the Lions forced 10 turnovers en route to a 32-29 at the break
 
TCNJ came out swinging the first four minutes of the second half. DeTulio hit a pair of threes off kickouts from sophomore Liz West (Monmouth Jct., NJ/Shore Regional) to stretch the lead to double-digits with 16:01 remaining. Minutes later, Imhof found nothing but net from long distance and Vigo put back her own miss and TCNJ had a 54-36 at the 11:12 mark.
 
The offense continued to flow for the Lions while the Crusaders struggled to make shots. They hit just 8-of-36 shots in the second half as the host defense made it difficult to get good looks.
 
Coughlin finished with 11 points and DeTulio cashed in nine points and three steals. Senior Katie Occhipinti (Millington, NJ/The Pingry School) posted a game-high five assists and West had six points and five boards.
 
TCNJ will visit the Cougars (13-2, 4-0) on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. in Union, NJ.